Hayabusa
M-V
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Launch Status
SuccessMission
Hayabusa
Type: Astrophysics
MUSES-C (renamed Hayabusa after launch) is a sample return mission to the asteroid. Its primary goal is to acquire and verify technology which is necessary to retrieve samples from a small body in the solar system and to bring back them to the earth.
Trajectory
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Location
Mu Center
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
43 rockets have launched from Uchinoura Space Center, Japan.
Agency
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science – ISAS
- Type: Government
- Abbreviation: ISAS
- Launchers: Lambda
- Country: JPN
ISAS is a Japanese national research organization of astrophysics using rockets, astronomical satellites and interplanetary probes which played a major role in Japan’s space development.
